322. Margins Tightening? It's Not What You Think
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In this episode, Daniel Lohman discusses the pressures CPG founders face and the importance of understanding the root causes of margin compression.
322. Most CPG founders are feeling pressure from every direction right now. Costs are rising. Retailers expect more. Promotions are harder to predict. Shoppers are becoming more cautious. And margins are getting compressed everywhere. The dangerous part? Many founders react before they fully understand where the pressure is actually coming from. And that confusion gets expensive. In this episode, I break down the real reason growth feels harder right now — even when sales are increasing — and why most brands do not have a spend problem. They have a visibility problem. I also unpack the four pillars of the Retail Clarity Framework™: • Internal — What happened? • Shopper — Why did it happen? • Competitive — What influenced it? • Predictive — What should happen next? We discuss: • hidden profit leaks • promotion ROI • execution gaps • deduction prevention • retailer trust • shopper behavior • category dynamics • decision quality • margin protection • and how smaller brands can compete smarter without bigger budgets Before you raise more money, find the money already leaking inside your business. Download the free 15-Minute CPG Runway Leak Finder™ at RetailSolved.com/findleaks 👉…
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